
General Specifications
Deck Arrangements
| Name | RIVER BELLE |
| Style | Paddle Wheel |
| Builder | Freeport Shipbuilding & Repair |
| Hull | Displacement |
| USCG Certified | Yes |
| USCG Dry Dock | February 2014 |
| Passenger Capacity | 149 |
| Gross Tonnage | 65 |
| Net Tonnage | 50 |
| Speed (approx.) | Cruising: 6 knots @ 1,100 RPMMaximum: 9 kts @ 1,800 RPM |
| Built | 2002 |
| LOA | 107′ |
| LWL | 64.8′ |
| Beam | 26′ |
| Hull Depth | 6.5′ |
| Freeboard | |
| Draft | 3.5′ |
| Route Certification | Partially Protected |
| Hull Material | Steel |
| Deckhouse Material | Steel |
| Tank Capacities | Fuel: 1,000 gallonsWaste: 1,000 gallonsPotable Water: 500 gallons |
Accommodations and Layout
The vessel is arranged with an entry door off the bow. The main deck is arranged with a beverage bar forward and dining aft with two heads. The 01 deck provides open air space for passengers as well as the wheelhouse.
Wheelhouse
- Control station with Sturdy engine instrumentation (i.e., tachometer, engine oil pressure, ammeters, hour meters) MS model 1204-41 hydraulic steering system
- Mathers Micro Commander dual clutch and throttle controls
- Helm seat
- Fog bell
- Two Kahlenberg whistles
- Two Jabsco model 61042-4002 8″ remote controlled searchlights
- Wagner model 150 rudder indicator
- Windshield wiper
- TOA model PM-222U/TC-304ST intercom/loud hailer
- Two Standard model 60 digital depth sounders
- Two ICOM model 402B VHF/FM marine radios with antennas
- Furuno Model 1622 (12 mile) radar system with 18†dome LCD screen
- Raytheon model 620 Global Positioning System (GPS) Chart Plotter
- Azimuth model 1000B magnetic compass with lighted binnacle
- Three TOA model A-912MK2 amplifiers, Magnavox model MDV460 compact disc player, Sony model CDP CE375 compact disc player, Phillips model DVP 5982 compact disc player, wireless and corded microphones, Sirius satellite radio system
- Closed circuit monitoring system throughout the vessel
Salon (Main Deck)
- 9 tables (32″ x 96″) with mahogany inlaid tops
- 96 interior dining chairs
- 2 buffet tables
- Recessed lighting
- Viewsonic model 11770-1M flat screen television with compact disc and DVD
- Drop down presentation screens
Salon (01 Deck)
- 10 tables (36″ diameter)
- 125 stacking chairs
Galley
- Wittco model BarPlex model D200-1200 16 rack warming oven
- Sharp microwave oven
- True model ST629 33 cubic foot refrigerator/freezer
- Stainless steel prep tables
- Stainless steel three partition sink
- Stainless steel sink partition sink
Beverage Bar (Main Deck)
- Laminate top
- Stainless steel sink
- Stainless steel three partition sink
- Beverage Aire model DW 49 under counter refrigerator
- Stainless steel speed rail
- Two stainless steel cocktail stations
- Wunder Bar system
Beverage Bar (01 Deck)
- Laminate top
- Stainless steel sink
- Stainless steel three partition sink
- Beverage Aire model DW 49 under counter refrigerator
- Stainless steel speed rail
- Two stainless steel cocktail stations
- Wonder Bar system
Electrical
- Two ship service 30.0 kW Marathon generators each powered by a Cummins 4B3.9 marine diesel engine with fuel filter, seawater strainer and seacock (Hours in april 2011: 1,842 port 3,054 starboard)
- Ship to shore power switch
- 100 AMP/ 240 VAC shore power service
- 50′ 100 AMP/ 240 VAC power cord
- 115 VAC exterior and interior perimeter lighting
- 120 VAC/12 VDC lighting
- 120 VAC duplex outlets
- Five 12 VDC 8D enclosed heavy duty batteries
- Perko battery isolation switch
- Two automatic battery chargers
- Florida Heat Pump model EM 060-3FN twenty ton water cooled reverse cycle heat pump system
- Amana one ton air cooled air conditioner in the wheelhouse
- 24 VDC manifold bilge system
- Internationally approved navigation lights (i.e., port light, starboard light, stern light, masthead light, anchor light)
Hull, Superstructure and Decks
- 1/4″ steel plate hull
- Insulated deckhouses
- Six watertight compartments formed by five transverse bulkheads
- Boarding gates: three
- Wooster stair treads
- Stainless steel thresholds
- Metal 01 deck canopy with canvas and eisenglass drop curtains
- Two smoke stacks
- Six 8″ kevels
- Deck fittings:
- Electrical: forward port
- Waste: forward port/star
- Water: forward
- Fuel: midship port/star
Mechanical Equipment and Engine Details
- Two 6 cylinder turbo charged after cooled 6CTA8.3 255 HP Cummins marine diesel engines, fuel filters, seawater strainers with seacocks (engine hours: 3,638 port, and 3,639 starboard in April 2011)
- Engine room insulation
- Two 29′ four blade manganese bronze propellers
- 2.5′ stainless steel shafts
- ZF model 280:1 reduction gears
- 80 gallon water heater
- Champion 60 gallon air compressor
Heads
The vessel is equipped with two heads each contains the following:
- Commercial head (one in Men’s and two in Women’s)
- Two urinals in the Men’s head
- One sink in Men’s and two sinks in Women’s with an automatic shutoff faucet
- Toilet paper dispenser
- Paper towel dispenser
Safety Equipment
- 155 type I adult size personal flotation devices
- 16 type I child size personal flotation devices
- Three 30″ life rings one with line
- Five self actuated rescue lights
- Five B-II and One B-I 10 lb. dry chemical fire extinguisher
- Pyrotechnic distress signals
- Two fire stations including: two 2″ UL approved rubber lined hoses with brass or bronze fittings, two brass or bronze nozzles, two brass or bronze hose bibs. The bilge pump system operates the fire system also
- Fire axe
- Anchor
- Man overboard recovery ladder
Finish
- Exterior coating: Coating
- Exterior decks: Non-skid
- Interior decks:
- Salon: Hardwood (cherry) and
- Carpeting
- Heads: Ceramic
- Galley: Coated
- Bar: Ceramic
- Wheelhouse: Carpeting
- Headliner: Armstrong Tincraft 2′ x 2′
- Interior Bulkheads:
- Salon: Wood panel
- Heads: Wall covering
- Galley: Panel
Remarks
The RIVER BELLE is in very good condition. She offers a first class and spacious experience for her passengers.

















